"Wendigo" is a Cree Indian word. It means "evil that devours." They're hundreds of years old. Each was once a man, sometimes an Indian or other times a frontiersman or a miner or hunter. During some harsh Winter, a person finds themselves starving, cut off from supplies or help -- becomes a cannibal to survive, eating other members of his tribe or camp. Cultures all over the world believe that eating human flesh gives a person certain abilities -- speed, strength, immortality. If you eat enough of it, over years, you become this less-than-human thing. You're always hungry.
Wendigos were once human, but after being forced to eat human flesh to survive, they become supernatural monsters that retain little of the human features they once possessed. After their transformation, they begin to crave human flesh and a want to feed solely on it. Although their name is described as an 'evil spirit', it is technically a monster, which places it in the same classification as vampires and werewolves.
Wendigos are the embodiment of gluttony, greed, and excess; never satisfied after killing and consuming one person, they are constantly searching for new victims. It is also common that wendigos just capture humans to hoard their food, and then eat when hungry. Wendigos are rarely seen out of Minnesota or the north of Michigan, though it does happen. They are hundreds of years old, and they also have hibernation behavior during the long, cold winters they must survive--meaning they must hoard food if it is scarce. In addition, they keep their victims in dark and isolated places, such as caves or abandoned mines. And though wendigos crave human flesh, they will hunt and eat other animal flesh, such as deer and bear, if needed to survive.
Wendigos are humanoid, standing at about fifteen feet tall. They appear emaciated with bones visible under their pallid skin, a symbol of their unquenchable hunger. Wendigos have glowing, owl like eyes and crooked, sharp, teeth. They are equipped with razor-like claws used to rip prey to shreds. They are sometimes said to have matted fur and have chunks of skin and flesh missing, due to consumption.
Wendigos possess the following abilities and powers:
Immortality - Wendigos can live forever.
Super speed - Wendigos possess inhuman speed, enough to move from one place to another in seconds. Wendigos are arguably one of the fastest monsters.
Superhuman Strength - Wendigos are incredibly strong, even by monster terms, they can tear humans limb from limb, snap necks and carry two people at once and even drag them up a tree with ease. They are considered to be among the strongest of monsters.
Superhuman Agility - Wendigos can jump from tree to tree without being deterred by the foliage.
Voice Mimicry - Wendigos can imitate the voices of humans to lure unsuspecting victims.
Invulnerability - Wendigos are invulnerable to (albeit irritated by) normal knives and guns.
Claws - Wendigo have giant claws, which they use to hunt or to attack.
Super senses - Wendigos possess enhanced senses, making them perfect hunters, they can see perfectly in darkness, and have similarly enhanced hearing.
Wendigo are difficult creatures to kill or even harm. There are few possibilities to defeat them during the day, but it is almost impossible to defeat them at night, since it is their favorite period to hunt. Despite the beast's immeasurable amount of power, fire is the way to defeat a wendigo.
-Wendigos take x2 damage from fire. On a Critical Hit it's x4.
-Wendigos have DR20/Fire
-Wendigos have Fast Healing/5. Fast healing does not apply for fire damage. They heal normally from fire damage.
Wendigos were once human, but after being forced to eat human flesh to survive, they become supernatural monsters that retain little of the human features they once possessed. After their transformation, they begin to crave human flesh and a want to feed solely on it. Although their name is described as an 'evil spirit', it is technically a monster, which places it in the same classification as vampires and werewolves.
Wendigos are the embodiment of gluttony, greed, and excess; never satisfied after killing and consuming one person, they are constantly searching for new victims. It is also common that wendigos just capture humans to hoard their food, and then eat when hungry. Wendigos are rarely seen out of Minnesota or the north of Michigan, though it does happen. They are hundreds of years old, and they also have hibernation behavior during the long, cold winters they must survive--meaning they must hoard food if it is scarce. In addition, they keep their victims in dark and isolated places, such as caves or abandoned mines. And though wendigos crave human flesh, they will hunt and eat other animal flesh, such as deer and bear, if needed to survive.
Wendigos are humanoid, standing at about fifteen feet tall. They appear emaciated with bones visible under their pallid skin, a symbol of their unquenchable hunger. Wendigos have glowing, owl like eyes and crooked, sharp, teeth. They are equipped with razor-like claws used to rip prey to shreds. They are sometimes said to have matted fur and have chunks of skin and flesh missing, due to consumption.
Wendigos possess the following abilities and powers:
Immortality - Wendigos can live forever.
Super speed - Wendigos possess inhuman speed, enough to move from one place to another in seconds. Wendigos are arguably one of the fastest monsters.
Superhuman Strength - Wendigos are incredibly strong, even by monster terms, they can tear humans limb from limb, snap necks and carry two people at once and even drag them up a tree with ease. They are considered to be among the strongest of monsters.
Superhuman Agility - Wendigos can jump from tree to tree without being deterred by the foliage.
Voice Mimicry - Wendigos can imitate the voices of humans to lure unsuspecting victims.
Invulnerability - Wendigos are invulnerable to (albeit irritated by) normal knives and guns.
Claws - Wendigo have giant claws, which they use to hunt or to attack.
Super senses - Wendigos possess enhanced senses, making them perfect hunters, they can see perfectly in darkness, and have similarly enhanced hearing.
-Wendigos have DR20/Fire
-Wendigos have Fast Healing/5. Fast healing does not apply for fire damage. They heal normally from fire damage.
-Wendigos have a base movement speed of 60.